A group of people within and outside the program researched portfolio systems, both commercial and open source, and ultimately settled on the Blackboard learning system. One reason they cited was the easy integration with the existing WebCT structure on campus, and another was the way access could be controlled and tailored to each viewer. As a result, the students and I began working with a system that was chosen for us, not by us.
The Electronic Portfolio Project
A group of people within and outside the program researched portfolio systems, both commercial and open source, and ultimately settled on the Blackboard learning system. One reason they cited was the easy integration with the existing WebCT structure on campus, and another was the way access could be controlled and tailored to each viewer. As a result, the students and I began working with a system that was chosen for us, not by us.
This is the screen that greets users to the Blackboard Learning System: Blank Portfolio Page
This is the page that shows what is customizable by the user: Customizable Preferences